When Jed and Martha Richards agree to raise young, orphaned Daniel, Jed is delighted. But martha, still grieving for her two little girls who died on the trek across the American Plains, finds herself swept away each day in a thousand wistrul memories. As her golden-haired daughters dance through her aching heart, she can't help comparing them this awkward, dirt-streaked young boy who annoys her at e-very turn and needs her so desperately. Jed and Danny both reach out to Martha, yet her anguish isolates her and threatens her marriage. But spring sometimes comes unexpectedly, and for Martha it comes on a snowy Christmas Eve when Danny's innocent heart is finally able to rescue hers.

Not Rated (NR)